While Jaclyn's on summer hiatus, check out the brilliant first episode of We'll Hear Arguments, a miniseries about the Roe v. Wade arguments hosted by Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo of Boom! Lawyered. Think Mystery Science Theater 3000 meets the Supreme Court.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Jaclyn's on summer hiatus, check out the brilliant first episode of We'll Hear Arguments, a miniseries about the Roe v. Wade arguments hosted by Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo of Boom! Lawyered. Think Mystery Science Theater 3000 meets the Supreme Court. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

LISTEN: We'll Hear Arguments

An anti-racist check-in, a listener question about endometriosis, sex drive and the NuvaRing, and a call for podcast recommendations, all in under 15 minutes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An anti-racist check-in, a listener question about endometriosis, sex drive and the NuvaRing, and a call for podcast recommendations, all in under 15 minutes! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Spare Parts: Marathons and Sprints

What can the history of Black sexual oppression and resistance in the US teach us about how Black people get all the way free? Dalycia Saah and Rafaella Fiallo of Afrosexology have a vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What can the history of Black sexual oppression and resistance in the US teach us about how Black people get all the way free? Dalycia Saah and Rafaella Fiallo of Afrosexology have a vision. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Absence of Pain is Not Pleasure (Rewind)

Jaclyn is in a MOOD in this quickiesode. Click play for rants about Joe Biden and about the new Title IX regulations. Plus, some wisdom about how we all start to work on our implicit bias. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn is in a MOOD in this quickiesode. Click play for rants about Joe Biden and about the new Title IX regulations. Plus, some wisdom about how we all start to work on our implicit bias. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Spare Parts: Conscious Incompetence

Depressed lately? Anxiety spiking? Is your mental health (or your partner's) fucking with your sex life? JoEllen Notte wrote a book for you, and she's here with Jaclyn to help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Depressed lately? Anxiety spiking? Is your mental health (or your partner's) fucking with your sex life? JoEllen Notte wrote a book for you, and she's here with Jaclyn to help. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Under Pressure

How is COVID-19 confinement impacting your ability to navigate consent and set boundaries? In this special episode recorded for #Open, Jaclyn answers your quarantine questions and conundrums. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How is COVID-19 confinement impacting your ability to navigate consent and set boundaries? In this special episode recorded for #Open, Jaclyn answers your quarantine questions and conundrums. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Spare Parts: Consent in Confinement

Why do we so often fixate on whether or not porn performers are having authentic sexual pleasure while they work? Writer, podcaster and sex worker advocate Tina Horn breaks it down with Jaclyn in this conversation about pleasure, labor, entertainment, and what believing sex workers really means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do we so often fixate on whether or not porn performers are having authentic sexual pleasure while they work? Writer, podcaster and sex worker advocate Tina Horn breaks it down with Jaclyn in this conversation about pleasure, labor, entertainment, and what believing sex workers really means. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Pleasure to Serve You

Some ways to participate in Sexual Assault Awareness/Action Month while social distancing, and some ways to have a spicy sex life without touching your sex partner. It's a self-isolation quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some ways to participate in Sexual Assault Awareness/Action Month while social distancing, and some ways to have a spicy sex life without touching your sex partner. It's a self-isolation quickiesode! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Spare Parts: Pay For Your Pandemic Porn

What if women quietly telling each other who to trust and who not to was recognized as a form of justice? Native rights lawyer, professor, and MacArthur Award-winner Sarah Deer joins Jaclyn to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if women quietly telling each other who to trust and who not to was recognized as a form of justice? Native rights lawyer, professor, and MacArthur Award-winner Sarah Deer joins Jaclyn to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Gossip is an English Word

Jaclyn is joined by activist and author of Unbecoming, Anuradha Bhagwati, to talk about the state of women's relationship to power in the wake of Warren dropping out of the primary. Don't worry, they keep a safe social distance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn is joined by activist and author of Unbecoming, Anuradha Bhagwati, to talk about the state of women's relationship to power in the wake of Warren dropping out of the primary. Don't worry, they keep a safe social distance. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Not A Coincidence

Host Jaclyn Friedman and a rotating cast of whipsmart guests untangle the politics and culture of sex, and help out real-world sex advice-seekers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I really enjoy Jaclyn Friedman and the show is great!

Good listen

This podcast is so amazing! Hilarious and interesting and great guests on the show!

Great and entertaining show

Host Jaclyn Friedman and a rotating cast of whipsmart guests untangle the politics and culture of sex, and help out real-world sex advice-seekers. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Unscrewed

Pleasure isn't optional - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. (Encore) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pleasure isn't optional - it's a key ingredient in both our humanity and our political resistance. Let historian Hanne Blank explain as she talks with Jaclyn about what she learned during the 80s AIDS crisis, the importance of marshmallows when the world is on fire, and why an old slogan from a 1960s French Art movement should be our mantra right now. (Encore) Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An Army of Lovers

How brave are you feeling these days? Samhita Mukhopadyay and Kate Harding, editors of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, join Jaclyn to talk about the meaning of courage, when it's actually better to say "fuck that" to being strong, and how making their new book got them through Trump's First 100 Days.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How brave are you feeling these days? Samhita Mukhopadyay and Kate Harding, editors of Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, join Jaclyn to talk about the meaning of courage, when it's actually better to say "fuck that" to being strong, and how making their new book got them through Trump's First 100 Days. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Feminasty

Sex! Danger! Rebellion! Underground lairs! It's all there and so much more in Safe Sex, the new comic book series from Unscrewed fave Tina Horn. What makes us feel safe, and how does it differ from what actually makes us safer? Why is bureaucracy a disproportionate tax on the poor? What are high heels good for? Go behind the scenes as Jaclyn and Tina get into it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sex! Danger! Rebellion! Underground lairs! It's all there and so much more in Safe Sex, the new comic book series from Unscrewed fave Tina Horn. What makes us feel safe, and how does it differ from what actually makes us safer? Why is bureaucracy a disproportionate tax on the poor? What are high heels good for? Go behind the scenes as Jaclyn and Tina get into it. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Feeling of Safety

Is casual sex damaging, delightful, or something different all together? Sex and gender Swiss Army knife S. Bear Bergman joins Jaclyn to tackle the age-old question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is casual sex damaging, delightful, or something different all together? Sex and gender Swiss Army knife S. Bear Bergman joins Jaclyn to tackle the age-old question. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

For A Good Time

Let's talk sex shops! Lynn Comella, author of Vibrator Nation, joins Jaclyn to tell the fascinating history of how feminist sex shops came to be, why they matter, what their future looks like, and to explore the uneasy relationship between sexual liberation and capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let's talk sex shops! Lynn Comella, author of Vibrator Nation, joins Jaclyn to tell the fascinating history of how feminist sex shops came to be, why they matter, what their future looks like, and to explore the uneasy relationship between sexual liberation and capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Vibrator Nation

In which we discuss the politics of femme identity and how to match your lipstick to your nipple in the same episode. Which is the point.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In which we discuss the politics of femme identity and how to match your lipstick to your nipple in the same episode. Which is the point. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Metaphorical Lipstick

How does fatness affect our sense of our own sexuality, our own gender, our own race? Sonalee Rashatwar, AKA The Fat Sex Therapist, joins Jaclyn to dig deep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How does fatness affect our sense of our own sexuality, our own gender, our own race? Sonalee Rashatwar, AKA The Fat Sex Therapist, joins Jaclyn to dig deep. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Family Heirloom

It's Unscrewed Live! Jaclyn and Tina Horn of Why Are People Into That? talk Ted Cruz, porn v erotica, taboo fetishes, and the transformative political power of pleasure in this episode which was recorded in front of a live audience at the Sex Expo in Brooklyn in September.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Unscrewed Live! Jaclyn and Tina Horn of Why Are People Into That? talk Ted Cruz, porn v erotica, taboo fetishes, and the transformative political power of pleasure in this episode which was recorded in front of a live audience at the Sex Expo in Brooklyn in September. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Psychic Cock

Ever notice that our foul language is pretty fucked up when it comes to sex and gender? Jaclyn talks with slang lexicographer Jonathon Green about man-made language, how to make lady slang take hold, and why the penis is always dressed in camo. Then things get pretty cunty with a surprise guest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever notice that our foul language is pretty fucked up when it comes to sex and gender? Jaclyn talks with slang lexicographer Jonathon Green about man-made language, how to make lady slang take hold, and why the penis is always dressed in camo. Then things get pretty cunty with a surprise guest! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Cunning Linguist

Another episode of one of my fave shows to share with you, this time with me on it! While I'm still on summer hiatus, enjoy me talking butt sex (and many other things) along with Myisha Battle on the legendary Call Your Girlfriend. If you dig the episode, subscribe to their entire media empire at callyourgirlfriend.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another episode of one of my fave shows to share with you, this time with me on it! While I'm still on summer hiatus, enjoy me talking butt sex (and many other things) along with Myisha Battle on the legendary Call Your Girlfriend. If you dig the episode, subscribe to their entire media empire at <a href="http://callyourgirlfriend.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">callyourgirlfriend.com</a>! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Listen: Adult Sex Ed

Jaclyn talks with Rachel Hills about The Sex Myth detailed in her new book – the pervasive belief that everyone is doing it more and better than you. We get into the pitfalls of rebellion, the impermanence of sexual identity, and what it would look like if we could create our own sexual vision instead [...]   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaclyn talks with Rachel Hills about The Sex Myth detailed in her new book – the pervasive belief that everyone is doing it more and better than you. We get into the pitfalls of rebellion, the impermanence of sexual identity, and what it would look like if we could create our own sexual vision instead [...]<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jaclynfwf?a=UnVVV-NqcrY:3vnLgqtygEA:yIl2AUoC8zA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jaclynfwf?a=UnVVV-NqcrY:3vnLgqtygEA:qj6IDK7rITs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jaclynfwf?a=UnVVV-NqcrY:3vnLgqtygEA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Sex Myth: The Yes Means Yes Show Episode 69

Now that marriage rights are settled, what should the LGBT movement(s) be focusing on? Jaclyn put that question to Janson Wu, Executive Director of GLAD, the legal nonprofit that brought the Obergefell case all the way to the Supremes. Find out what Wu thinks of the marriage promotion rhetoric in the landmark ruling, how and [...]   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now that marriage rights are settled, what should the LGBT movement(s) be focusing on? Jaclyn put that question to Janson Wu, Executive Director of GLAD, the legal nonprofit that brought the Obergefell case all the way to the Supremes. Find out what Wu thinks of the marriage promotion rhetoric in the landmark ruling, how and [...]<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jaclynfwf?a=2W-KbZ-rCp8:od4jSROObso:yIl2AUoC8zA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jaclynfwf?a=2W-KbZ-rCp8:od4jSROObso:qj6IDK7rITs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/jaclynfwf?a=2W-KbZ-rCp8:od4jSROObso:F7zBnMyn0Lo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Let’s Talk About (Gay) Sex: Yes Means Yes Episode 67

Amber Rollo is one of the three heroes who confronted Harvey Weinstein and his enablers at a comedy event in New York late last year. You're gonna want to hear her story.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amber Rollo is one of the three heroes who confronted Harvey Weinstein and his enablers at a comedy event in New York late last year. You're gonna want to hear her story. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Feminist Vengeance Squad

Right-wing extremists are infiltrating public schools under the guise of "sex education" -- even in liberal school districts. But in Eugene, OR, high school girls are fighting back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right-wing extremists are infiltrating public schools under the guise of "sex education" -- even in liberal school districts. But in Eugene, OR, high school girls are fighting back. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What Kind of Girl Do You Want to Be?

In December, Tumblr banned all "adult content" from its site, only the latest salvo on a misguided quest of corporations and politicians to crack down on adult entertainment in the name of protecting the innocent. Elle Chase, who ran Lady Cheeky, one of Tumblr's most popular blogs for women-focused erotic content, and Kate D'Adamo, sex worker rights advocate, join Jaclyn to figure out how we got into this mess, why it matters, and how we can hope to get somewhere better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In December, Tumblr banned all "adult content" from its site, only the latest salvo on a misguided quest of corporations and politicians to crack down on adult entertainment in the name of protecting the innocent. Elle Chase, who ran Lady Cheeky, one of Tumblr's most popular blogs for women-focused erotic content, and Kate D'Adamo, sex worker rights advocate, join Jaclyn to figure out how we got into this mess, why it matters, and how we can hope to get somewhere better. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

This Is Why We're Bad At Sex

What does it mean to live every day as a woman in a world that hates and objectifies women? That's the question at the heart of Jessica Valenti's brave, raw new memoir, Sex Object, and it's the subject of this intimate conversation between Valenti and our host, Jaclyn Friedman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it mean to live every day as a woman in a world that hates and objectifies women? That's the question at the heart of Jessica Valenti's brave, raw new memoir, Sex Object, and it's the subject of this intimate conversation between Valenti and our host, Jaclyn Friedman. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Sex Object

What would the United States be like if our policies, laws and institutions were built to encourage women's happiness? That's the provocative premise of Jill Filipovic's new book, The H-Spot, and she joins Jaclyn to talk about remaking marriage, embracing sexual risks, and how women's pleasure can change the world.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would the United States be like if our policies, laws and institutions were built to encourage women's happiness? That's the provocative premise of Jill Filipovic's new book, The H-Spot, and she joins Jaclyn to talk about remaking marriage, embracing sexual risks, and how women's pleasure can change the world. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

An IUD and a Pony

Advice for a listener who can't get no satisfaction, the Spice Girls do brunch, and some advice for surviving Valentine's: it's all here in the quickiesode we call Spare Parts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Advice for a listener who can't get no satisfaction, the Spice Girls do brunch, and some advice for surviving Valentine's: it's all here in the quickiesode we call Spare Parts. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Spare Parts: Blue Clit Blues

A quickiesode on Mayim Bialik's bad advice, making fun of cis white guys, and the resurgence of abstinence-only ed under a shiny new name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A quickiesode on Mayim Bialik's bad advice, making fun of cis white guys, and the resurgence of abstinence-only ed under a shiny new name. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Spare Parts: None of Your Fucking Business

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